Port of Spain vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$4192
🏠 One person rent	$511	$683
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$1882
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$3018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	545K	9.67M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 16% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4384th and 3641st ($1218 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Trinidad and Tobago and South Korea, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 6039th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Seoul

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	Port of Spain	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$19966

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1101
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1144
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1069
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1106
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1081
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1152
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1097
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1120
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1124
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1072
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1127
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$987
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1020
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1041
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1256
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1024
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$949
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1542
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$973
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$986
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$911
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1002
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$880
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$940
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1005
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1009
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$903
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$967
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$963